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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 179 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.

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  1. 1.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 23 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 12 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) missing the bus
  3. 3.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a library due-date alert (c) a blank grey screen (d) a button with no action
  4. 4.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  5. 5.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    losing water bottles: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) forgetting homework (c) forgetting birthdays
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a homework planner (b) a bill splitter (c) a study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  7. 7.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a page of random dots solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    forgetting homework: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    no quiet study place: 15 votes
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    losing water bottles: 7 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) losing water bottles
  13. 13.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the rarest need (b) a random need (c) the most common need (d) the newest trend
  14. 14.💡 Does an app idea like a lost-and-found board solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
    (a) losing water bottles (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting homework
  16. 16.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a medicine reminder (d) a study-room finder
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    losing water bottles: 12 votes
  18. 18.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
  19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) forgetting homework (c) no quiet study place
  20. 20.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 14 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
  21. 21.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a cool logo (c) a long name (d) a problem to solve
  22. 22.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 4 votes
  24. 24.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 20 votes
  26. 26.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) hard to use (b) easy to build (c) very small (d) finished fast
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 17 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    wasting pocket money: 22 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
  29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a free study-room finder (d) a lost-and-found board
  30. 30.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  31. 31.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a blank grey screen solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 12 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) an app that just says hi (c) a blank grey screen (d) a medicine reminder
  35. 35.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 5 votes
  36. 36.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
    missing the bus: 9 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 23 votes
    wasting pocket money: 21 votes
  39. 39.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
    wasting pocket money: 19 votes
    missing the bus: 22 votes

Answer key

  1. forgetting birthdays
  2. missing the bus
  3. a library due-date alert
  4. an app that just says hi
  5. losing water bottles
  6. a homework planner
  7. False
  8. False
  9. No
  10. 53
  11. 3
  12. no quiet study place
  13. the most common need
  14. Yes
  15. wasting pocket money
  16. a lost-and-found board
  17. 7
  18. 44
  19. forgetting birthdays
  20. 30
  21. a problem to solve
  22. Yes
  23. 43
  24. No
  25. 4
  26. hard to use
  27. 58
  28. 2
  29. a blank grey screen
  30. a homework planner
  31. False
  32. False
  33. 47
  34. a medicine reminder
  35. 50
  36. Yes
  37. 13
  38. 12
  39. No
  40. 58

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